Effects of an Amino-acid Supplement on Hepatic Lipid Metabolism (AMINOFRUCT)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

University of Lausanne

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01119989

First Posted: May 10, 2010

Last Update Posted: February 24, 2012

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a 6 days weight maintenance, balanced diet supplemented with 3 grams fructose/kg body weight/day and 20g amino-acids per day At the end of each 6 days period, the following measurements will be obtained

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Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 30 Years (Adult)

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

age 18-30 years

sex: males

BMI between 19 and 25 kg/m2

less than 3 30min- exercise session/week

Exclusion Criteria:

smokers

alcohol consumption more than 50g/week

consumption of drugs

history of diabetes in first degree relatives

presence of ferro-magnetic prosthesis, cardiac pacemakers, or any contra-indication to NMR

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01119989